New home sales in the US drop 1.5 percent in April

Wednesday, 23 May 2018 19:36:25 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

US sales of new single-family houses in April 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

This is 1.5 percent (±11.8 percent) below the revised March rate of 672,000, but is 11.6 percent (±23.7 percent) above the April 2017 estimate of 593,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in April 2018 was $312,400.  The average sales price was $407,300. 

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of April was 300,000.  This represents a supply of 5.4 months at the current sales rate.


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